Should the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting’s delay in acting on an agricultural subdivision permit for lands result in an automatic approval? And is there a process by which a landowner can appeal a determination by the DPP that … Continued
Above photo: A stream diversion in East Maui. CREDIT: SIERRA CLUB OF HAWAI‘I. Last month, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court granted applications for a writ of certiorari from both sides of a case involving the state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ renewal … Continued
Above photo: Trail location recommended by DOFAW staff in 2021 (yellow) and “apparent location digitized by trace” from 1872 registered map 603. CREDIT: DOFAW. On July 25, two months after its basic terms had been worked out, a stipulation for a stay … Continued
On May 20, the state Commission on Water Resource Management voted unanimously to accept a petition by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to designate the Waiʻanae aquifer sector as a ground water management area. The area incudes the aquifers … Continued
Mala Wharf Remand: On July 28, the Intermediate Court of Appeals issued an order remanding to the 2nd Circuit Court a case involving the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ denial of a contested case hearing to groups and individuals … Continued
The 2025 Keiki Construction Zone event is a go after a one-year hiatus. The inaugural one-day event was held in December 2023 on state agricultural land in Whitmore Village controlled by Scott Wong of Ohana Hui Ventures, LLC, under a … Continued
A ‘Voluntary’ CRB Order: That’s what Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda has issued in an effort to stop the spread of the coconut rhinoceros beetle. The order, issued June 27, amounts to a request that residents and companies within an … Continued
“You have … a judgment from the court that says this is the metes and bounds. That’s the guideline here. Everything else is BS and you know it, counsel.” That’s what 2nd Circuit Judge Peter T. Cahill told state deputy … Continued
Just before noon today, on their fourth day of deliberation, the 12 jurors for the Department of Justice’s case against Paul Joseph Sulla, Jr., Gary Charles Zamber, and Rajesh P. Budhabhatti reconvened before U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake to … Continued
Punaluʻu Problems: Opponents of the redevelopment of Black Sand Beach, in the Big Island district of Kaʻu, celebrated in mid-May when it seemed the former owner, S M Investment Partners, LLC, had successfully sued the developer for foreclosure. But the … Continued